The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the number one bestseller Vagabond, this is the third instalment in Bernard Cornwell's Grail Quest series.The eagerly anticipated follow-up to the number one bestseller Vagabond, this is the third instalment in Bernard Cornwell's Grail Quest series.In 1347 the English capture Calais and the war with France is suspended by a truce.But for Thomas of Hookton, the hero of Harlequin and Vagabond, there is no end to the fighting. He is pursuing the grail, the most sacred of Christendom's relics, and is sent to his ancestral homeland, Gascony, to engineer a confrontation with his deadliest enemy, Guy Vexille.Once in the south country Thomas becomes a raider, leading his archers in savage forays that will draw his enemy to his arrows. But then his fortunes change. Thomas becomes the hunted as his campaign is destroyed by the church. With only one companion, a girl condemned to burn as a heretic, Thomas goes to the valley of Astarac where he believes the grail was once hidden and might still be concealed, and there he plays a deadly game of hide and seek with an overwhelming enemy.Then, just as Thomas succeeds in meeting his enemy face to face, fate intervenes as the deadliest plague in the history of mankind erupts into Europe. What had been a landscape of castles, monasteries, vineyards and villages, becomes death's kingdom and the need for the grail, as a sign of God's favour, is more urgent than ever.Praise for Bernard Cornwell and the Grail Quest series:'It is all spectacular, rattling good stuff: war and torture; love, lust and loss.' The Times‘What a very fine writer Mr Cornwell has become.’ EconomistBernard Cornwell worked for BBC Television for seven years, mostly as a producer on the Nationwide programme, before taking charge of the Current Affairs department in Northern Ireland. In 1978 he became editor of Thames Television’s Thames at Six. Married to an American, he now lives in the United States.Requires internet connection for purchase, plus iPod or other Audible-compatible player or iTunes software on Mac OS X or Windows• A MAJOR medieval saga, set in England and Europe• A Global brand – Bernard Cornwell is the author of over 50 novels published in 30 countries and 28 languages: he is the most successful and prolific historical novelist writing today• The bestselling Grail Quest series has sold over ONE MILLION copies to date• The series centres around master archer Thomas of Hookton and The Hundred Years’ War• Bernard Cornwell has sold over 20 million books around the world• Bernard Cornwell is a consistently bestselling author, with a loyal and ever increasing fanbase.Competition: enemy of god; hundred years war;emperor;cicero;Empire;pillars of the earth;column of fire;Kingsbridgeshardlake;falcon;sparta;. . by Wilbur Smith;Iggulden;Lee Child;Simon Scarrow;Ken Follett;c.s.cs forester;c.j. cj sansom;robert harris;Cornwall;George r r martin;robert harris;hastings;hilary mantel.
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